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Equatorial Guinea Forest Information and Data

According to the U.N. FAO, 58.0% or about 1,626,000 ha of Equatorial Guinea is forested, according to FAO.

Change in Forest Cover: Between 1990 and 2010, Equatorial Guinea lost an average of 11,700 ha or 0.63% per year. In total, between 1990 and 2010, Equatorial Guinea lost 12.6% of its forest cover, or around 234,000 ha.

Equatorial Guinea's forests contain 203 million metric tons of carbon in living forest biomass. Biodiversity and Protected Areas: Equatorial Guinea has some 694 known species of amphibians, birds, mammals and reptiles according to figures from the World Conservation Monitoring Centre. Of these, 2.0% are endemic, meaning they exist in no other country, and 4.3% are threatened. Equatorial Guinea is home to at least 3250 species of vascular plants, of which 2.0% are endemic. 16.8% of Equatorial Guinea is protected under IUCN categories I-V.

2011 Update

In May 2011, Sassan Saatchi of Caltech's Jet Propulsion Lab and colleagues published a paper in PNAS with
new carbon stock estimates for global tropical forests.

Forest definition (canopy cover %)10% tree cover25% tree cover30% tree cover
Forest Area (M ha)322
Aboveground forest carbon (Mt C)328310305
Belowground forest carbon (Mt C)878281
Total forest carbon (Mt C)416393386
Average Carbon Density (t C/ha)159160160
M=million, t=metric tons; all figures are mean carbon stock values

Equatorial Guinea Environmental profile

The following contains data relating to forest cover in Equatorial Guinea

Previous version of this profile (2009)

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Equatorial Guinea: Forest Cover, 2010
Total Land Area (1000 ha)2805
Total Forest Area (1000 ha)1626
Percent Forest Cover58
Primary Forest Cover (1000 ha)0
Primary Forest, % total forest0
Other wooded land (1000 ha)8
Percent other wooded landn.s.




Equatorial Guinea: Breakdown of forest types, 2010
Primary forest (1000 ha | % of forest area)00
Other naturally regenerated forest (1000 ha | % of forest area)1626100
Planted Forest (1000 ha | % of forest area)n.s.n.s.


Equatorial Guinea: Trends in Total (Net) Forest Cover, 1990-2010
TOTAL FOREST COVER (1000 ha)
1990200020052010
1860174316851626
ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (1000 ha)
Negative number represents deforestation
1990-20002000-20052005-2010
-12-12-12
ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (percent)
Negative number represents deforestation
1990-20002000-20052005-2010
-0.65-0.67-0.71


Equatorial Guinea: Trends in Natural Forest Cover (Deforestation), 1990-2010
FOREST COVER (excluding planted forests) (1000 ha)
1990200020052010
1860174316851626
ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (1000 ha)
Negative number represents deforestation
1990-20002000-20052005-2010
-12-12-12
ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (percent)
Negative number represents deforestation
1990-20002000-20052005-2010
-0.6-1-1


Equatorial Guinea: Trends in Primary or Old Growth Forest Cover, 1990-2010
PRIMARY FOREST COVER (1000 ha)
1990200020052010
0000
ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (1000 ha)
Negative number represents deforestation
1990-20002000-20052005-2010
000
ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (percent)
Negative number represents deforestation
1990-20002000-20052005-2010
---


Equatorial Guinea: Trends in Planted Forest Cover, 1990-2010
PLANTED FOREST COVER (1000 ha)
1990200020052010
0n.s.n.s.n.s.
ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (1000 ha)
Negative number represents deforestation
1990-20002000-20052005-2010
n.s.00
ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (percent)
Negative number represents deforestation
1990-20002000-20052005-2010
-00


Equatorial Guinea: Primary designated function (percent)
ProductionProtection of soil and waterConservation of biodiversitySocial servicesMultiple useOtherNone or unknown
503635330


Equatorial Guinea: Forest ownership and management rights 2005 (percent)
OWNERSHIP PATTERN
Public ownershipPrivate ownershipOther
10000


PRIVATE OWNERSHIP
IndividualsBusiness entities and institutionsLocal, indigenous and tribal communities
---


HOLDER OF MANAGEMENT RIGHTS OF PUBLIC FORESTS
Public administrationIndividualsBusiness entities and InstitutionsCommunitiesOther
871930
Equatorial Guinea: Growing stock in forest
GROWING STOCK IN FOREST
Total
(million m3)
Per hectare
(m3)
Coniferous
(million m3)
Broadleaved
(million m3)
% commercial species
2681650268-
GROWING STOCK IN FOREST
Total (million m3)Per hectare (m3)Coniferous (million m3)Broadleaved (million m3)% commercial species
--


Equatorial Guinea: Trends in carbon stock in living forest biomass 1990-2010
CARBON STOCK IN LIVING FOREST BIOMASS
(million metric tons)
1990200020052010
232217210203
CARBON STOCK IN LIVING FOREST BIOMASS
(per hectare in tons)
2000
125
ANNUAL CHANGE
(1 000 t/yr)
1990200020052010
-1-1-1
ANNUAL CHANGE PER HECTARE
(t/ha/yr)
1990200020052010
n.s.n.s.n.s.


Equatorial Guinea: Area of forest affected by fire and other disturbances 2005
FOREST FIRE
1000 ha% wild fire (not managed burn)
--


EXCLUDING FOREST FIRE
InsectsDiseasesOther biotic agentsAbiotic factorsTotal (excluding fire)% of 2005 forest area
------


Equatorial Guinea: Trends in removals of wood products 1990-2005
INDUSTRIAL ROUNDWOOD
Total volume (1 000 m3 over bark)
199020002005percent of which from forest 2005
200689634100
WOODFUEL
Total volume (1 000 m3 over bark)
199020002005percent of which from forest 2005
514514514100


Equatorial Guinea: Value of wood and NWFP removals 2005
Value of removals
(million US$)
Value per ha forest
(US$)
Industrial roundwoodWoodfuelNWFPTotal
521n.s.53n.s.


Equatorial Guinea: Employment in forestry 1990-2005
TOTAL
(1000 full-time employees)
199020002005
121
IN PRIMARY PRODUCTION OF GOODS-FORESTRY
(1000 full-time employees)
199020002005
121
IN MANAGEMENT OF PROTECTED AREAS-CONSERVATION
(1000 full-time employees)
199020002005
000


Equatorial Guinea: Forest policy and legal framework 2008
National forest policy (year): Yes (1997)
Sub-national forest policy: No
National forest program (year) - status: Yes (2000) In formulation
National forest law (year): - (1997) Sub-national forest law: No

Equatorial Guinea: Human resources within public forest institutions 2000-2008
200020052008
#% female#% female#% female
130613061556


Equatorial Guinea: Forest revenue and public expenditure on forestry 2005
Forest revenuePublic expenditure (1000 US$)
Domestic fundingExternal fundingTotal
(1000 US$)Operational expenditureTransfer paymentsOperational expenditureTransfer paymentsOperational expenditureTransfer payments
1195450321198041750321615


Equatorial Guinea: Status of ratification of international conventions and agreements as of 1 January 2010
  • CbD:
  • UNFCCC:
  • Kyoto Protocol:
  • UNCCD:
  • ITTA:
  • CITeS:
  • Ramsar:
  • World Heritage Convention:
  • NlbI: [an error occurred while processing this directive] Equatorial Guinea: Environment
    Environment - current issuestap water is not potable; deforestation
    Environment - international agreementsparty to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ship Pollution
    signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
    Natural hazardsviolent windstorms, flash floods


    Equatorial Guinea: Land use / Resources
    Land use (%)arable land: 4.63%
    permanent crops: 3.57%
    other: 91.8% (2001)
    Natural resourcespetroleum, natural gas, timber, gold, bauxite, diamonds, tantalum, sand and gravel, clay


    Equatorial Guinea: Economy
    Economy - overview:The discovery and exploitation of large oil reserves have contributed to dramatic economic growth in recent years. Forestry, farming, and fishing are also major components of GDP. Subsistence farming predominates. Although pre-independence Equatorial Guinea counted on cocoa production for hard currency earnings, the neglect of the rural economy under successive regimes has diminished potential for agriculture-led growth (the government has stated its intention to reinvest some oil revenue into agriculture). A number of aid programs sponsored by the World Bank and the IMF have been cut off since 1993 because of corruption and mismanagement. No longer eligible for concessional financing because of large oil revenues, the government has been unsuccessfully trying to agree on a "shadow" fiscal management program with the World Bank and IMF. Businesses, for the most part, are owned by government officials and their family members. Undeveloped natural resources include titanium, iron ore, manganese, uranium, and alluvial gold. Growth remained strong in 2005, led by oil. Equatorial Guinea now has the second highest per capita income in the world, after Luxembourg.
    GDP - per capita$50,200 (2005 est.)
    GDP - real growth rate (%)18.6% (2005 est.)
    Agriculture - productscoffee, cocoa, rice, yams, cassava (tapioca), bananas, palm oil nuts; livestock; timber
    GDP - composition by sector (%)agriculture: 2.4%, industry: 95.5%, services: 2.2% (2005 est.)
    Industries petroleum, fishing, sawmilling, natural gas
    Economic aid - recipient$33.8 million (1995)
    Debt - external$248 million (2000 est.)
    Population below poverty line (%)NA


    Equatorial Guinea: Population / Demographics
    Population (July 2005)535,881
    Population growth rate (%) (2005)2.42%
    Population density (people/sq km) (2005)19.1
    Percent rural (2003)51.9%
    Median age (years)total: 18.83 years
    Total fertility rate (children born/woman)4.62 (2005 est.)
    Ethnic groups (%)Bioko (primarily Bubi, some Fernandinos), Rio Muni (primarily Fang), Europeans less than 1,000, mostly Spanish


    [an error occurred while processing this directive]--> Equatorial Guinea: Infrastructure
    Telephones - main lines in use9,600 (2003)
    Telephones - mobile cellular41,500 (2003)
    Roadways (km)total: 2,880 km (1999)


    Equatorial Guinea: Health
    Life expectancy at birth (years)total population: 49.7 years
    male: 48.01 years
    female: 51.44 years (2005 est.)
    Infant mortality rate85.13 deaths/1,000 live births
    HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate (%)3.4% (2001 est.)
    Major infectious diseasesdegree of risk: very high
    food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
    vectorborne disease: malaria (2004)

    Equatorial Guinea : References & Data Sources
     Environment, Land use / Resources, Economy, Population / Demographics, Infrastructure, Health -- CIA World Factbook, 2005
     Forest Cover, Forest types, Breakdown of forest types, Change in Forest Cover, Primary forests, Forest designation, Disturbances affecting forest land, Value of forests, Production, trade and consumption of forest products -- The FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS's Global Forest Resources Assessment (2005 & 2010) and the State of the World's Forests (2009, 2007, 2005, 2003, 2001)
     Protected Areas, Plant and animal biodiversity -- United Nations Environment Programme - World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC). 2004. World Database on Protected Areas.
     Biosphere reservers -- United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) - Man and Biosphere Program. 2004. UNESCO - MAB Biosphere Reserves Directory.
     RAMSAR sites -- The Bureau of the Convention on Wetlands . 2005. The Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance.
     World Resources Institute's EarthTrends web site
     The 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
     Population Data -- United Nations Population Fund
     With additional analysis by Rhett Butler of mongabay.com



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